Althouse: Sunrise — 7:25, 7:50.

11 జనవరి, 2026

Sunrise — 7:25, 7:50.

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john mosby చెప్పారు...: Gutfeld. On Triggernometry. Nuff said. CC, JSM; 11-01-26 6:13 PM
William చెప్పారు...: Marie Antoinette came in for a lot of grief because of her frivolity and extravagant tastes. However, the excesses of the self indulgent are nothing compared to the focused spending of the disciplined. How much did Napoleon spend on those 10,000 flatboats he had built for the invasion of France versus the amount spent by the Queen to build the Petit Trianon.....The Shah of Iran got a lot of criticism for that elaborate shindig to celebrate the Peacock Throne. How much have the Mullahs invested in their nuclear program, not to mention that terrific, up to date air defense system?; 11-01-26 6:28 PM
FormerLawClerk చెప్పారు...: Not a single heartwarming human interest story about Renee Good currently appears on the New York Times' digital front page right now.

Bye Bye Felicia.; 11-01-26 6:37 PM
Kathryn51 చెప్పారు...: We live in an area full of purple haired, middle aged white ladies who distinguish their political leanings with the Ukrainian flag - perhaps meaningful 4 years ago (after Putin invaded), but virtue-signaling today. Just talked to hubby - we are going to locate an Iranian flag (from the days of the Shah) and fly it. Take that commie-pinkos.; 11-01-26 6:38 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Jenna Gloeb on X: "The van company filmed dropping kids off at the closed Quality Learing Center holds a multimillion-dollar contract with Minneapolis Public Schools signed by the finance boss now placed on leave. And that’s not the only questionable deal…👇🏻" / X https://share.google/PweO4C8yYXQjV7BZh; 11-01-26 6:47 PM
Mason G చెప్పారు...: "purple haired, middle aged white ladies who distinguish their political leanings with the Ukrainian flag"

Maduro/Venezuela is over already? That didn't take long.; 11-01-26 6:56 PM
Beasts of England చెప్పారు...: My granddaughter was christened this morning and, in addition to the religious significance of the event, it speaks so much to the cherished traditions of family.

The rite was conducted in the same baptismal font, the same pews, and the same chapel as seven generations before her. She was wearing the same gown as at least five previous generations, with her great grandmother in attendance, who also wore it.

And it’s one of the most beautiful Episcopal churches in this country; a National Historic Landmark. It also survived the occupation of Maj. Gen. Ormsby Mitchell’s troops during a certain dispute between the states. Thankfully they observed its exterior lintel reading ‘Reverence My Sanctuary’.

Such a beautiful day.

https://www.nativity-hsv.org/history; 11-01-26 6:58 PM
john mosby చెప్పారు...: Kathryn51: "distinguish their political leanings with the Ukrainian flag"

Went to a Paul McCartney concert at Camden Yards in the summer of 2022. He ran out for one of the encores with a huge Uke flag on a pole.

Guess he never actually wanted to be back in the USSR. CC, JSM; 11-01-26 6:58 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Wonderful beasts; 11-01-26 6:59 PM
john mosby చెప్పారు...: Beasts: That is beautiful. And today was the Baptism of Christ to boot! CC, JSM; 11-01-26 7:00 PM
RCOCEAN II చెప్పారు...: Good to see all these ol' boomer rock and roll stars dying off. I mean damn, get off the stage. Running around singing the same ol' song they wrote 40-50 years ago and acting like they're 25.

We can know see the whole "youth movement" of the 60s as a big con. The boomers trying to get "The greatest generation" to go away - so they could take over. And never let go.; 11-01-26 7:05 PM
RCOCEAN II చెప్పారు...: Perfect example is Lorne Michaels of SNL. Started the whole thing in '75 and he's still there! SNL's hasn't been great for 25 years, yet Michaels was never held accountable. Just grinding away, doing the same ol', same 'ol.

Its funny how Network execs just keep some people in charge of shows forever. Or give certain people one shot at success after another. Some even fail upwards. If you think the "Entertainment Industry" is a meritocracy, well it is -- and it isnt.; 11-01-26 7:09 PM
Just an old country lawyer చెప్పారు...: Blessings on your family, Beasts, the living and the dead.; 11-01-26 7:11 PM
Mason G చెప్పారు...: "The boomers trying to get "The greatest generation" to go away - so they could take over. And never let go."

"Perfect example is Lorne Michaels of SNL."

Lorne Michaels is not a boomer.

You could have looked that up yourself, you know.; 11-01-26 7:12 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Some in that crew like steve martin are still funny; 11-01-26 7:16 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit చెప్పారు...: I just hope Althouse is not platforming a racist rock.; 11-01-26 7:18 PM
Beasts of England చెప్పారు...: Thanks, y’all. :); 11-01-26 7:20 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: U.S. Prosecutors Are Investigating Fed Chair Jerome Powell ~ WSJ
'A criminal probe looks at his testimony to Congress over central bank renovations'

Powell’s first response suggests this is going to be gloves off -- and the bond market should be worried.

You’ve gotta hand it to them. Teetering in the Middle East with a destabilized Latin America, and the gang finds a way to invent a civil war with the Fed. Genuinely outstanding television 👏.; 11-01-26 7:38 PM
Dave Begley చెప్పారు...: The rest of the story.

“ The inscription Reverence My Sanctuary over the main entrance prevented union soldiers under General Ormsby Mitchel from commandeering the church during their occupation of Huntsville in 1862. A young lieutenant, inspired by the message, suggested that they not turn the church into a stable. Federal troops turned the Methodist Church into a stable instead, and that church burned down in 1864.”; 11-01-26 7:43 PM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: Ben Shapiro attacks Trump.

His paymasters don't want to have to let Americans buy single family homes.; 11-01-26 7:44 PM
Iman చెప్పారు...: It just doesn’t get any better than that, Beasts! The truest and the dearest…; 11-01-26 7:48 PM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: Kakistocracy said...

U.S. Prosecutors Are Investigating Fed Chair Jerome Powell ~ WSJ
'A criminal probe looks at his testimony to Congress over central bank renovations'

Looks like Powell decided to skim a billion or so and cut some of his friends in on the renovations.

Democrats like to steal money from taxpayers.; 11-01-26 7:50 PM
Iman చెప్పారు...: Philly’s Sirianni is one sorryass SOB.; 11-01-26 7:50 PM
Mason G చెప్పారు...: 'A criminal probe looks at his testimony to Congress over central bank renovations'

If he didn't do anything wrong, he's got nothing to be afraid of.; 11-01-26 7:51 PM
Iman చెప్పారు...: And speaking of sorry asses…

“Good to see all these ol' boomer rock and roll stars dying off”; 11-01-26 7:52 PM
john mosby చెప్పారు...: Kak:
"Teetering in the Middle East" - you mean bringing down the greatest threat in the ME

"with a destabilized Latin America" - yes, "destabilized" from its former "stability" as a ChiCom client and Hezbollah hideout

"and the gang finds a way to invent a civil war with the Fed." - and Trump shows he will use any means necessary to keep Powell from screwing up the US economy.

Sound like reasons to bet on the USA! CC, JSM; 11-01-26 7:55 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Looks like they picked the next james bond callum turner?; 11-01-26 7:56 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Dont ever change, ritmo (not thats possible); 11-01-26 7:56 PM
Iman చెప్పారు...: kak…………ahhhhhh.; 11-01-26 7:57 PM
john mosby చెప్పారు...: Erich von Daniken, author of Chariots of the Gods?, passed. CC, JSM; 11-01-26 7:58 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: I saw The Dead and Company with Bob Weir and John Mayer last year at the Sphere in Vegas. I'm not really a Dead Head, but it was quite a thing to see. The only psychedelics I took were a couple glasses of IPA, but I was trippin balls. The visual effects combined with the amazing sound system is like nothing else, and really takes you on a trip. Thankfully, unlike the LSD of the past, it goes away as soon as the show is over, and you don't have to wait till dawn to get some sleep.; 11-01-26 8:05 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: Achilles mews: "His paymasters don't want to have to let Americans buy single family homes."

Government incentives on housing should be about increasing supply, not subsidizing demand. Low inventory and high prices is evidence of my point.; 11-01-26 8:06 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: Kak predicts: ..."the bond market should be worried."

I don't invest in bonds, but if I did, that's one hell of a buy signal. I don't need to know anything else. That bot is flawless.; 11-01-26 8:08 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: “Hey Jay, why don’t you lower the rates? By the way, nice family you got there.”; 11-01-26 8:08 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: Lots of distractions. Hate to bring this up but, just how bad are the Epstein files?; 11-01-26 8:13 PM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: Kakistocracy said...

Achilles mews: "His paymasters don't want to have to let Americans buy single family homes."

Government incentives on housing should be about increasing supply, not subsidizing demand. Low inventory and high prices is evidence of my point.</b.

The government has been printing money and giving it to people with assets for years.

They have taken that printed money and bought single family homes.

The reason working class people can't buy the houses they build is because Larry Fink is buying all of the houses with printed money the government keeps giving him.

You are a retard. Nobody cares about your asinine comments on the economy. You don't even know what inflation is at a basic level.; 11-01-26 8:13 PM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: I am getting a better keyboard tomorrow.; 11-01-26 8:14 PM
Aggie చెప్పారు...: That's a bold statement, considering its source.; 11-01-26 8:18 PM
RCOCEAN II చెప్పారు...: "Lorne Michaels is not a boomer."

He's a boomer in spirit. And so is Bob Dylan, the Smothers Brothers. And Abby Hoffman.

Some "Boomer" said don't trust anyone over 30 in the 1960s. So, anyone under 30 in 1967 is a "boomer". The led the boomers and pretended to be one of them. "The Counter-Revolution, man." Except, it was just pushing out the old establishment to make way for a new one.; 11-01-26 8:18 PM
Maynard చెప్పారు...: Interesting football weekend. As a lifelong and long suffering Bears fan, I am nervous that they will lose to the 49ers.

That is what happens when you are used to being disappointed. You don’t celebrate success enough.

BTW, fuck the Packers.

Just kidding.; 11-01-26 8:20 PM
Mason G చెప్పారు...: "He's a boomer in spirit."

So- "Not a boomer."

You could have just said "Sorry, I was wrong", you know.; 11-01-26 8:21 PM
DINKY DAU 45 చెప్పారు...: he Nobel Peace Prize organisers have said a prize cannot be revoked, transferred or shared – after Donald Trump said he would accept it from winner Maria Corina Machado.
The Norwegian Nobel Institute said that once the Peace Prize is given out, the decision is ‘final’, and ‘stands for all time’.Trump who always wanted to be like Obama,might Sue and claims it just aint fair,he should get it (and will have DOJ look in to it..; 11-01-26 8:23 PM
RCOCEAN II చెప్పారు...: And speaking of sorry asses…

"All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances"

Except the boomer show-biz types, don't want to exit. They want to die on the stage. Good grief, they have the money, they had their fame. Get off the Goddamn stage!; 11-01-26 8:23 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: Say what you will about the direction of the US, but Powell’s bravery and integrity shows that we still have some good people.

Worth watching him deliver the speech himself:
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm; 11-01-26 8:29 PM
Iman చెప్పారు...: Among many other horseshit priorities, the clownish Dems and their media operatives want the DOJ lawyers tied down, pouring over the million + pages in the Epstein files in lieu of doing what’s required to help the administration implement Trump’s agenda.; 11-01-26 8:35 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: I agree that us boomers need to get out of the way. I may not like what they do, but a younger generation deserves the time to make a mark for themselves and their prodigy. This is especially true with politics. Staying in Congress until you can't sit upright for a 30 minutes is unforgivable and selfish.
For me, I gifted one of my companies away to my much younger employees a couple years ago, and they have done a great job with it. They completely changed the business model and customer base, and it's all for the better. They don't do everything the way I would, and that's just fine. They kept the respect and care for employees and the ethical standards I hope I instilled. I still work there a full schedule, mostly in maintenance work, but they don't pay me or share any profits with me. That's one of their most astute decisions, and great for the bottom line. Like I said, not how I would do it, but good management if you can pull it off. The young deserve at least what our parents gave us.; 11-01-26 8:39 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: Achilles goes bold: "The government has been printing money and giving it to people with assets for years."

Whether it’s Donald Trump threatening to put Federal Reserve Chairman Powell behind bars or Barack Obama proposing putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, both parties have engaged in economic extremism. 🤣; 11-01-26 8:42 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: "Trump who always wanted to be like Obama..."
There's no way Trump is gay.; 11-01-26 8:42 PM
Christopher B చెప్పారు...: Lorne Michaels was born in 1944. Per Strauss and Howe, who literally wrote a book on the subject, he's in the Boom Generation. The Boom Generation is the first one to have no living memory of WWII so it starts in 1943, roughly 2 years before the end of WWII in late 1945.; 11-01-26 8:45 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: In my experience, there are no atheists in a foxhole and there are no libertarians during a bank run. Everyone loves the idea in principle, but the moment they get laid off or their investments tank that conviction flies out the window.; 11-01-26 8:47 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: "The Nobel Peace Prize organizers have said a prize cannot be revoked, transferred or shared – after Donald Trump said he would accept it from winner Maria Corina Machado."

Does anyone think they would bother with this announcement with anyone else. The gave Yasser Arafat one of those reach arounds. They have no real standards.; 11-01-26 8:47 PM
Eva Marie చెప్పారు...: There’s a sweet movie currently available on the Criterion Channel (or for rent/purchase on Amazon Prime Video): A New Leaf (1971). It’s a gentle, violence-free black comedy starring Walter Matthau and Elaine May—with May also writing and directing.
The humor is handled with an unusually light touch. The film is based on the short story “The Green Heart” by Wisconsin author Jack Ritchie, who specialized in clever, twisty short fiction. Many of his stories (including this one) first appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. His work is always sharp, economical, and very entertaining. Movie and stories highly recommended.; 11-01-26 8:50 PM
Dr Weevil చెప్పారు...: Just for the record, a late comment on last night’s open thread is possibly the worst ever on this site - worst as in stupidest, evilest, and craziest:

“Wow, I sure hope that Israeli snipers . . . err, I mean the Iranian government doesn’t shoot into the crowd triggering an attack by Trump! Nah, that could never happen in a million years, and I must be antisemitic to even think the thought! Just because stuff like that has happened dozens of times to ‘justify’ the swap out of regimes for US friendly ones.

“Usually it involved seducing young people to change their government for a new one which will take huge bribes to sell out these young people’s national patrimony in terms of their own country’s natural resources to cronies of the US regime at pennies on the dollar.”

Three guesses on the author is two more than most of you will need.; 11-01-26 8:52 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: The investigation of Powell was launched back in November. Just now made public.; 11-01-26 8:53 PM
Dr Weevil చెప్పారు...: ఈ కామెంట్‌ను రచయిత తీసివేశారు.; 11-01-26 8:53 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent:
"You’re not going to see headlines tomorrow. You’re not going to see them next week, but in a month, [or a] quarter, once we get people in the bear trap, they’re not getting out because we will have conclusive evidence to present. I think that they will have to make plea deals … to turn in higher-ups to help us map out how this happened. And again, we’re going to take this Minnesota [strategy] map to the other 49 states.

“This is an organized criminal enterprise, and we will get to the bottom of it,” Bessent said on Sunday.

Holy crapfest, Batman!; 11-01-26 9:04 PM
Mason G చెప్పారు...: “This is an organized criminal enterprise, and we will get to the bottom of it,” Bessent said on Sunday.

If this is actually so, I don't see how anyone could be opposed to exposing and prosecuting everyone involved.; 11-01-26 9:15 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: I'm sure that has absolutely nothing to do with Trump threatening to fire him every day for the past year and a half.; 11-01-26 9:17 PM
Caroline చెప్పారు...: Thank you, Eva Marie, for the Amazon rec. Can’t get enough of those, as long as they are pre-2014.; 11-01-26 9:46 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: "The investigation of Powell was launched back in November. Just now made public."

Trump really is just Warren Harding with half of the intelligence and none of the game.

Jay Powell is the only courageous federal official left. He’s not intimidated and he speaks plainly. This “investigation” will go nowhere. No grand jury will return an indictment.; 11-01-26 9:52 PM
gilbar చెప్పారు...: THIS explains some (MOST!) of the posters here
https://x.com/DudespostingWs/status/2009387429489225770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2009387429489225770%7Ctwgr%5Ea2efeaeac6e36ea04d00a92c72762bc22518acd0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Face.mu.nu%2F; 11-01-26 10:02 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: "Nobody is above the law."; 11-01-26 10:03 PM
Lazarus చెప్పారు...: Key 60s figures often weren't technically Baby Boomers, but War Babies or even older. Does that matter? The division between early and late Boomers is bigger than that between War Babies and early Boomers.

NBC did get rid of Michaels in the early 80s. It didn't work, so for better or worse they haven't tried that since. Some things SNL does now are still funny, but the format is tired. It's not going to revived now by dropping Michaels, so why not stick with the same old dreck?; 11-01-26 10:19 PM
gilbar చెప్పారు...: just heard this on Ace of Spades, so; i bought it on Amazon

Lions - Girl from the North Country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUDfvLaq4X8&t=6s; 11-01-26 10:19 PM
Iman చెప్పారు...: I’ve heard a rumor that Walz will resign tomorrow.; 11-01-26 10:27 PM
Lem Vibe Bandit చెప్పారు...: The mulas in Iran are asking Iraqi Militias to come to Iran to shoot… I mean, to quell protests in Iran.; 11-01-26 11:04 PM
Dr Weevil చెప్పారు...: Iman:
Time to start betting on who will leave office first, Walz or Khamenei? Looks about 50-50 to me, though it’s 50-1 Walz will live longer, and not only because he’s a lot younger.; 11-01-26 11:23 PM
DINKY DAU 45 చెప్పారు...: trumps not gay, his favorite musical group VILLAGE PEOPLE accompanied by the dance! :) YMCA why does melody sleep alone?; 11-01-26 11:55 PM
gadfly చెప్పారు...: US President Donald Trump pressed top oil executives to invest in Venezuela's reserves at a White House meeting on Friday, but was met with a cautious reception -- with ExxonMobil chief executive Darren Woods dismissing the country as "uninvestable" without sweeping reforms.

Woods told the group that Venezuela is “uninvestable” based on “the legal and commercial constructs and frameworks in place today,” adding his company’s assets had been seized by the government in Caracas twice before.

Despite Trump's confidence that a deal was formed, Energy Secretary Chris Wright pointed to Chevron Corp. as the "one specific pledge" from an oil company to help revive Venezuela's crude production. Chevron is the only major U.S. company still operating in the country.; 12-01-26 1:01 AM
wendybar చెప్పారు...: Kangmin Lee | 이강민

@kangminjlee
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Jan 10
When you think about it, it was easier to steal the communist dictator of Venezuela than to find a kid in a Somali daycare; 12-01-26 4:27 AM
gadfly చెప్పారు...: Billionaire and investment guru Bill Ackman donatee $10K to ICE Agent Johnathan Ross' GoFundMe account because he believes in "innocent until proven guilty."

But Ross deliberately shot unarmed and pleasant Renee Good three times in the head from close range and now the Feds are protecting him from investigation by Minnesota authorities. Ross removed his gun the minute her car backed up to get around the vehicle beside her and could have shot out a tire when he should never have fired his gun in a calm neighborhood but kill, kill, kill, and government terrorism is the name of the game.

The $10K should go to Good's children.; 12-01-26 5:11 AM
john mosby చెప్పారు...: Fly: "could have shot out a tire"

What are tires belted with?

Kevlar. Same thing as body armor. Oh, and miss the tire, hit the wheel or the pavement, and your bullet ricochets god knows where.

Can't be getting your use of force rules from Kojak. CC, JSM; 12-01-26 5:26 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) చెప్పారు...: I’m curious why the people who claim Renee Good was improperly executed keep lying about the circumstances. If the shooting was not justified then the facts would bear that out. Take Gadfly above, still insisting the agent shot her “three times in the head” even though we’ve all seen the photo of the driver’s side mirror with a bullet hole in it. Repeatedly misstating (lying) about facts is a propaganda tactic used when people like Gadfly intend to obscure the facts to create chaos and dissent.

They know it is a lie. We know it is a lie. But they repeat it like a catechism because civil unrest is their religion.; 12-01-26 5:44 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) చెప్పారు...: Show me the police department that trains officers to shoot out tires when threatened with deadly force. I’d like to examine their record of success with that stupid technique.; 12-01-26 5:46 AM
Big Mike చెప్పారు...: From X by way of Instapundit:

Cam Higby 🇺🇸
@camhigby
I was just stalked for over a mile, with a person trying to agitate crowds against me, eventually leading to me being assaulted.

I called 911 before an angry mob formed. Officers did not respond. Dispatcher was impatient with me on the phone WHILE I was being assaulted.

The stalker openly said that it would be “self defense” if one of the people he riled up harmed or killed me.

One threatened to hit me with his car.

Protestors run the streets in Minneapolis. It is an unsafe city with virtually no law enforcement.

Past time to declare martial law, it seems.; 12-01-26 5:46 AM
Big Mike చెప్పారు...: That tree branch in your first picture reminds me of certain Disney animated movies, Professor. I assume you chose that spot deliberately?; 12-01-26 5:49 AM
Leland చెప్పారు...: Gadfly repeating the same lefty talking point about Exxon and Venezuela that Kak posted yesterday (nearly word for word). And it is just as meaningless to anyone that knows the industry and ExxonMobil investment in Guyana.

It is also a dumb talking point because ExxonMobil wasn’t going to invest in Venezuela with Maduro in place. In fact, Maduro threatened to invade, annex, and nationalize Guyana’s oil and gas industry. That is, Maduro threatened to steal ExxonMobil’s investment in Guyana.

So what point do these idiots, fly and Kak, think they are making?

If nothing improves in Venezuela in the near term, removing Maduro has protected investments in neighboring countries, including Trinidad and Tobago. Venezuela will need to decide if it wants to improve, and thanks to Trump, they may get an honest election soon with the results they want.; 12-01-26 5:53 AM
narciso చెప్పారు...: They just throw stuff against the wall; 12-01-26 7:20 AM
rehajm చెప్పారు...: …and just to be clear one lefty bot here recently posted the specific passage prohibiting officers to shoot at vehicles to prevent suspects from fleeing…; 12-01-26 7:24 AM
narciso చెప్పారు...: And i pointed out how much the Russians have invested in venezuela as recently as last month; 12-01-26 7:29 AM
Jamie చెప్పారు...: I was assured that the oil companies would always do Trump's bidding. Or was it the other way around?

I can understand why people who work in government or academia spin dire theories about industry; their work product is not anything you can touch or count or sell (I mean, you CAN touch, count, and sell reports and so forth, I suppose, but they tend to be unwanted by their targets), so they're not dealing with markets. They have no personal context for what businesses, especially commodity or manufacturing (capital-intensive) businesses, do, and on what basis they make decisions.

Another group largely without personal context in this way: lawyers. Corporate lawyers sometimes garner market context through their work, though it's not automatic. Firm lawyers - I think some pretend because they have to, but among those I know, almost all seem to have little regard for how business decisions are made - even among firm lawyers who work exclusively with energy companies, they're happy to help the process along, but it's all about the deal and they can get... let's say "snippy," when the business climate affects the timing. You can probably put bankers in this bucket too: do the deal do the deal so the deal.

Oil companies will invest in Venezuela when they feel sufficiently assured that they're not going to have to walk away from their stake again.

These are my thoughts on waking, before even a sip of coffee, since I like my coffee lukewarm and it's sitting next to me cooling as I type.; 12-01-26 7:42 AM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: Trump threatens to sideline Exxon from Venezuela’s oil: ‘They’re playing too cute’ ~ CNBC

Trump is banning them from investing in Venezuela because they do not want to invest there? Need to think that one through.

How did Rex Tillerson describe Donald Trump?
Accurately; 12-01-26 7:45 AM
narciso చెప్పారు...: https://x.com/Vannsase/status/2010472707910258854?s=20; 12-01-26 7:51 AM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: bagoh20 writes: "Nobody is above the law."

I think it is noteworthy that Powell's statement has to be seen as representing the position of the Fed as an institution, not only his personal response to the allegations. The Fed calling out an attack by the administration in such blunt terms is certainly something. And a marked contrast to the statements given in response to the (attempted) sacking of Lisa Cook.

I do applaud Powell and the Fed for their clear words. It's high time the central bank stands up for itself. Not sure if this will suffice but at least I am somewhat heartened that some Republicans in congress are also not too happy -- see the statement by Thom Thillis.; 12-01-26 8:00 AM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: American citizens have been advised to leave Venezuela as armed militias search for them . No one sane is investing there.

Who knows best about the economic and technical aspects of the oil market? You have to choose between a lifelong professional at the helm of the most advanced company in the industry or the 'stable genius' in the WH. Take your pick.; 12-01-26 8:18 AM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Best impression of a possum from tillis; 12-01-26 8:20 AM
Aggie చెప్పారు...: Very interesting, @narciso 7:51 - like to see something more official though.; 12-01-26 8:22 AM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: Our resident leftists are rooting for failure again.; 12-01-26 8:35 AM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: 5:44 - Mike Wolf
# indeed.; 12-01-26 8:37 AM
Original Mike చెప్పారు...: "even though we’ve all seen the photo of the driver’s side mirror with a bullet hole in it."

I have not. I didn't know that.

"Shooting the tires out" of a car that's three feet in front of you. That's some high level thinking there, gadfly.; 12-01-26 8:40 AM
narciso చెప్పారు...: And the fed seems to be running a nifty vig; 12-01-26 8:41 AM
Sweetie చెప్పారు...: During Biden's Inflation Powell famously did NOTHING for nine long months while gas prices, grocery prices, because of transportation pretty much ALL PRICES, went up by double digits. NINE MONTHS. Nothing.
For the last year Powell faced with flat inflation has refused to lower rates based on POTENTIAL INFLATION. Get it? Under Biden actual inflation was IGNORED. Under Trump flat inflation is also IGNORED. The commonality? In both cases Powell used EXCUSES to ignore the actual numbers. One, to help the Democrats. One to hurt the Republicans (and the taxpayers, Powell's folly over the last year added about 200 billion to our debt). Further, it's not new. Goes back all the way to Obama.; 12-01-26 9:03 AM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Not to mention the asset inflation through qe; 12-01-26 9:06 AM
Ronald J. Ward చెప్పారు...: Trump on DOJ subpoena on Feds; “I don’t know anything about it”, kinda like “I just work here” or maybe “these people, they are so stupid I can tell them anything and they’d believe me, they are very very stupid people”.; 12-01-26 9:08 AM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: ఈ కామెంట్‌ను రచయిత తీసివేశారు.; 12-01-26 9:10 AM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: Gadfly - she was blocking the street - illegally.
She was trained to block law enforcement - through a democrat party dark money cult called "ICE watch"
She disobeyed orders, from law enforcement, to stop and get out.
Why do you leftists assume you are all above the law - simply due to your hate?; 12-01-26 9:10 AM
boatbuilder చెప్పారు...: Anybody remember when Jerome Powell was elected?

Or when the Constitutional Amendment establishing the Federal Reserve as the Fourth Branch of Government was ratified?

Yeah. Me neither.; 12-01-26 9:13 AM
Ronald J. Ward చెప్పారు...: Sweetie @ 9:03, so, Powell helps Democratic presidents and hurts Republican presidents. Okay, let’s go with that.

So it begs the question of why did Trump appoint him. Sounds like the Mango god must have done something, well, stupid.; 12-01-26 9:17 AM
narciso చెప్పారు...: He was considered a person of integrity (snorfle); 12-01-26 9:20 AM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: The Wife: "It's My Fault" "I Made Her Come Down Here."
and other clear insights regarding the left's corrupt behavior.; 12-01-26 9:26 AM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: begin @ around 8:40+ mark in above video. A fine breakdown that the officer was struck by her vehicle.; 12-01-26 9:38 AM
Sweetie చెప్పారు...: Yes, Ronnie, MAGA 101 is Trump has never made any mistakes. If you're in a cult I guess everything looks like a cult to your warped POV.; 12-01-26 9:39 AM
Peachy చెప్పారు...: Trump makes mistakes.
Democrats are corrupt.

and?; 12-01-26 9:41 AM
Breezy చెప్పారు...: In the meantime…., I just hope their dog is ok after that shooting and subsequent crash.; 12-01-26 10:05 AM
Ronald J. Ward చెప్పారు...: After saying we’ll take it one way or the other, Trump said Greenland doesn't own the land “just because they landed a boat there 500 years ago”.

I’m not sure if the Gullibles catch the Irony.; 12-01-26 10:09 AM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: “Trump on DOJ subpoena on Feds“

This will push up long bond yields and hence mortgage rates.
Clumsy own goal. And Trump will blame the Fed for that as well.

It's worth noting (ht to RJW) that a substantial number of these "political enemies" are people that Trump himself once appointed to positions of appointed to positions of responsibility. Jay Powell, James Comey, John Bolton. He has threatened Mark Milley, and a host of others.; 12-01-26 10:21 AM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: Ronald J. Ward said...
Sweetie @ 9:03, so, Powell helps Democratic presidents and hurts Republican presidents. Okay, let’s go with that.

So it begs the question of why did Trump appoint him. Sounds like the Mango god must have done something, well, stupid.

In his first term he listened to people like Pence, Ryan, Desantis etc because he didn’t realize that republicans in DC and the Republican Party establishment were traitors.

Now he has noticed that Jerome Powell is one of the people who is most responsible for the affordability crisis and that Powell was always a globalist banker puppet.

It is no coincidence that democrats, GOPe democrats, and losers like you are always on the side of globalist oligarchs.; 12-01-26 10:26 AM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: Kakistocracy said...
“Trump on DOJ subpoena on Feds“

This will push up long bond yields and hence mortgage rates.
Clumsy own goal. And Trump will blame the Fed for that as well.

It's worth noting (ht to RJW) that a substantial number of these "political enemies" are people that Trump himself once appointed to positions of appointed to positions of responsibility. Jay Powell, James Comey, John Bolton. He has threatened Mark Milley, and a host of others.

It is worth noting that the reasons why Trump is investigating and removing people he appointed are obvious to anyone above a room temperature IQ.

Trump’s mistake was thinking he could work with the scumbags in Washington DC. He has since found out how corrupt and vile everyone in that city is.; 12-01-26 10:30 AM
Michael Fitzgerald చెప్పారు...: "even though we’ve all seen the photo of the driver’s side mirror with a bullet hole in it."
It's getting monotonous to repeat this: There was one shot fired that went through the windshield into the driver. Not 3 shots. Not through the driver side window. Not "double tapped". The officer fired one time. FFS, morons, there's numerous videos that show it. The article linked below from Mother Jones of all places shows a picture of the windshield and the side view mirror- one bullet hole in the windshield, period. Stop repeating Democrat Party propaganda.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/renee-good-minneapolis-shooting-ice-trump-cops-taught-not-shoot-at-cars/; 12-01-26 10:45 AM
john mosby చెప్పారు...: Need to get some red hats out there chanting “The Good Shoot Was A Good Shoot!” CC, JSM; 12-01-26 10:59 AM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Richs is slightly above kelvin; 12-01-26 11:02 AM
narciso చెప్పారు...: https://x.com/libsoftiktok/status/2010752545619096056; 12-01-26 11:02 AM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 on X: "This appears to be the testimony in question related to the criminal investigation into Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. I’m not sure whether the specificity of his claims here are enough to bring intentional false statements charges—however his overall description of the nature of https://t.co/VVeNRyQXzs" / X https://share.google/ehOJcTSFndF77sOVw; 12-01-26 11:24 AM
Mike (MJB Wolf) చెప్పారు...: No one here ever claimed non-ironically that Trump is perfect. But he's perfect for what needs to be done now, and the results speak for themselves. All the democrat street theatre in the world will not obscure the booming economy that came roaring out of 2025. And if Trump is that blunt about Greenland I'll just assume that the NatSec team has a lot more info about what's up near the poles than I do, because acquiring a controlling chunk of that island is a very high priority now.; 12-01-26 12:01 PM
Mike (MJB Wolf) చెప్పారు...: 1. I heard two shots on initial video. That could be right or wrong.
2. There is a small round hole in the mirror visible in most photos, which can be seen at the KOMO web site copy/paste link below.
3. Paul Morrow NYPD (ret) also said "two shots" immediately after watching the videos.

I'm not so invested in the story as I saw and heard it that I would not be open to conflicting analysis, but I've never heard anyone dispute the mirror was hit. Until rude asshole Fitzgerald at 10:45, which is also only claim I've seen for "one shot" only.

Link URL: https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/ice-agent-who-shot-minnesota-woman-dragged-by-car-in-june-by-fleeing-child-sex-offender-renee-good-dhs-ice-mn; 12-01-26 12:11 PM
Mason G చెప్పారు...: "and could have shot out a tire"

Is it your claim that a vehicle that has had a tire shot out cannot move?

Because that's a pretty silly claim.; 12-01-26 12:11 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: At least we all agree that hiring corrupt swamp creatures is bad.
When Trump does it, it's a mistake.
When Democrats do it, it's a plan.; 12-01-26 12:16 PM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: Mason G said...
"and could have shot out a tire"

Anyone bringing up tire shots is stupid for a variety of reasons.

First is there was no angle because she pointed the vehicle at him.

Second is because a vehicle with a flat tire is just as good at killing people as a vehicle with air in the tires.

Third is that hitting a tire sized target that is moving at speed is not something you actually do in a real stress situation when there is a deadly weapon moving at people.; 12-01-26 12:25 PM
Original Mike చెప్పారు...: My browser doesn't play well with the link, Mike, but to my eye, the one look I got doesn't show a hole in the mirror. Just looks dirty.; 12-01-26 12:26 PM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: I was agreeing with Mason just to make clear there.; 12-01-26 12:26 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: Did Powell rip down any part of the building to make way for a ballroom?

By the way, a third of the white house is in ruins and the budget for reconstruction has already been doubled without a stone being laid down.; 12-01-26 12:45 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: Need to get some red hats out there chanting “The Good Shoot Was A Good Shoot!”

Shooting protesters in Iran is barbaric and tyrannical. Shooting protesters here in the United States is patriotic and brave. (Not) resisting police in Minnesota is treason. Assaulting police in Washington, DC is patriotic.

If liberals really cared about freedom, they would spend more time protesting stuff happening halfway across the world in a country that they don’t know much about and less time protesting stuff that’s happening in their own backyard.; 12-01-26 12:50 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: Bessent told Trump that investigation of Fed chair creates a "mess" ~ Axios

“A perturbed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told President Trump late Sunday that the federal investigation into the Federal Reserve chair "made a mess" and could be bad for financial markets, two sources familiar with the call told Axios”.; 12-01-26 12:56 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: I'd love to know who leaked this.
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/12/bessent-trump-investigation-powell-federal-reserve; 12-01-26 12:57 PM
boatbuilder చెప్పారు...: Let us know when they start spending public money, Kak.; 12-01-26 12:59 PM
boatbuilder చెప్పారు...: Why would an investigation of the chair of the Federal Reserve for allegedly perjurious testimony regarding overspending on renovations of a building be "bad for financial markets?"

Aren't the Fed Governors supposed to be doing what is best for the country? How would this affect their unbiased decisions regarding the monetary system?; 12-01-26 1:05 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: They have to cut out the brown acid at axios; 12-01-26 1:20 PM
Ronald J. Ward చెప్పారు...: So Trump was asked yesterday to define “absolute immunity”.

His response; “Everyone’s seen it,” Trump replied. “A woman who’s very violent. She’s a, you know, very radical person. Very sad what happened. Her friend was very radical.”

The reporter again asked how he would define absolute immunity.

The bewildered elderly Trump responded; “Well, I’m going to let the people define it. But immunity, you know what immunity, what knows means as well as I do,”.; 12-01-26 1:26 PM
Jersey Fled చెప్పారు...: Based on AAA data gasoline prices are the lowest they’ve been nationally since March 2021.

Kak will tell us this is really awful news for the economy in 5, 4, 3, 2, …..; 12-01-26 1:57 PM
Ronald J. Ward చెప్పారు...: “The Federal Reserve’s independence and the public’s perception of that independence are critical for economic performance, including achieving the goals Congress has set for the Federal Reserve of stable prices, maximum employment, and moderate long-term interest rates. The reported criminal inquiry into Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell is an unprecedented attempt to use prosecutorial attacks to undermine that independence. This is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets with weak institutions, with highly negative consequences for inflation and the functioning of their economies more broadly. It has no place in the United States whose greatest strength is the rule of law, which is at the foundation of our economic success.”

SIGNATORIES

Ben S. Bernanke served two terms as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Fed, as well as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush.

Jared Bernstein served as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Joe Biden.

Jason Furman served as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama.

Timothy F. Geithner served as the 75th Secretary of the Treasury under President Barack Obama, as well as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Phil Gramm served as Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee.

Alan Greenspan served five terms as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Fed, first appointed by President Ronald Reagan and then reappointed by Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. He also was Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Gerald Ford.

Glenn Hubbard served as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush.

Jacob J. Lew served as the 76th Secretary of the Treasury under President Barack Obama.

N. Gregory Mankiw served as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush.

Henry M. Paulson served as the 74th Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush.

Kenneth Rogoff is the Maurits C. Boas Professor of International Economics at Harvard University and former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund.

Christina Romer served as Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama.

Robert E. Rubin served as the 70th Secretary of the Treasury under President Bill Clinton, after serving as the first director of the White House National Economic Council.

Janet Yellen served as the 78th Secretary of the Treasury under President Joe Biden, Chair and Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Fed, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Bill Clinton, and President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.; 12-01-26 2:21 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: The KakBot has gone into some kind of negative learing spiral. Either give it a kick or shut it down. It's spewing nonsense in random directions. I don't know who bought that thing, but don't go to Temu next time.; 12-01-26 2:33 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: You know right!; 12-01-26 2:37 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: “The Federal Reserve’s independence and the public’s perception of that independence are critical for economic performance..."

Independent from who? Maybe the people, but certainly not all of them. How can you know if it's independent if you are not willing to investigate it? Especially if it knows there are boneheads that will fight for it not being investigated with the excuse of independence. The most powerful financial institution is above question?; 12-01-26 2:42 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: Las Vegas is one of the more expensive markets for gasoline, and near the strip is the highest in town. I just paid 2.99/gal. right next to the strip. Lowest since Trump was President last time. Coincidence?; 12-01-26 2:45 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Soecially since valero and other refineries are closing down; 12-01-26 2:46 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: A small bit of influence with the Fed can pay big dividends. It's like not locking Fort Knox, but tracking every citizen's $600 transactions.; 12-01-26 2:47 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: “Based on AAA data gasoline prices are the lowest they’ve been nationally since March 2021.“

It's kind of hilarious that gasoline in this country still has nine-tenths of a cent appended to its per gallon retail price.; 12-01-26 2:48 PM
Inga చెప్పారు...: “So Trump was asked yesterday to define “absolute immunity”.

His response; “Everyone’s seen it,” Trump replied. “A woman who’s very violent. She’s a, you know, very radical person. Very sad what happened. Her friend was very radical.”

The reporter again asked how he would define absolute immunity.

The bewildered elderly Trump responded; “Well, I’m going to let the people define it. But immunity, you know what immunity, what knows means as well as I do,”.”

How embarrasing for the US.; 12-01-26 3:01 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: When Bernanke and Yellen agree and team up on something is quite an achievement. That's how you know things went terribly wrong.

Central bankers are usually low profile and in the background,
particularly when it comes to anything touching politics. To get them this riled up is quite an achievement. At least the current
Fed Chair and his predecessors have shown some backbone here as compared to a lot of other cow-towing US institutions.

If the GOP had any sense of self preservation, it would work with the Democrats to see the back of Trump. The question is whether it happens before November 2026 or after. Trump seems to want to accelerate that decision to before the November 2026 election and force the Senate's hand.

After the election, the composition of Congress will change. It is a question of how many of the remaining Republican members are Trump loyalists first, and party loyalists second. A lot of the people who are going to lose their seats will tend to be in more moderate districts, so the composition of
the Republican Party, especially in the House of Representatives may be an even more concentrated MAGA-fied version. However, the Senate might see a shift, especially over an issue like the independence of the Fed (which matters
significantly to many major Republican donors and donor interest groups).; 12-01-26 3:11 PM
Ronald J. Ward చెప్పారు...: “We are going to let the investigation play out. There’s concerns about cost overruns, and whatever the allegations are, I don’t know. I wasn’t involved in that … It’s something you have to look into. And so we’ll have to reserve judgment.

I know the media loves to jump to conclusions, everyone does every day about everything here. And I think you have to let the process play out. If Chairman Powell is innocent, then he can prove that, and it’ll all come out.”

Said Barely Speaker and Trump Toady Mike Johnson

He can’t even keep a straight face when he speaks. Anyone who believes a word he’s saying is either profoundly politically ignorant or of the most gullible of the goobers.

It’s like; “we don’t even have to try anymore, these zombies will just eat right out of our hands”.; 12-01-26 3:17 PM
john mosby చెప్పారు...: Inga: "The bewildered elderly Trump responded; “Well, I’m going to let the people define it. But immunity, you know what immunity, what knows means as well as I do,”.”

Sometimes Trump is a holy fool. This was the wisest answer. He knew not to reveal the government's theory of the case, or to give really anything substantive that could be used to counteract whatever DOJ eventually says. The best answer he could possibly give was the appeal to common English language. Since common English language has nothing to do with the law.

I am starting to think Biden was on to something with "Trenzalomipure!" CC, JSM; 12-01-26 3:17 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: If someone wanted to investigate how I do my job, I'd say bring it, and when it shows that I do it well, I want that announced like you would if you found something bad. Why is Powell so upset, I'd even say panicked?; 12-01-26 3:23 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: ఈ కామెంట్‌ను రచయిత తీసివేశారు.; 12-01-26 3:27 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/late-admissions-monday-january-12?; 12-01-26 3:28 PM
Mason G చెప్పారు...: "Why is Powell so upset, I'd even say panicked?"

If he hasn't done anything wrong, he's got nothing to worry about. Right?; 12-01-26 3:29 PM
Ronald J. Ward చెప్పారు...: John Mosby @ 3:17 “This was the wisest answer. He knew not to reveal the government's theory of the case, or to give really anything substantive that could be used to counteract whatever DOJ eventually says.”

So, when asked by a reporter if ICE agents have absolute immunity, a proper answer from the president is; I don’t want to answer that question because that might reveal our game-plan”?; 12-01-26 3:31 PM
john mosby చెప్పారు...: RJW: "So, when asked by a reporter if ICE agents have absolute immunity, a proper answer from the president is; I don’t want to answer that question because that might reveal our game-plan?"

Yes! Just like Biden &co answered about Byrd.

Oh wait - they didn't answer any questions about Byrd. To include his name.

Because the preselected press pool questions were not allowed on that subject. CC, JSM; 12-01-26 3:35 PM
Mason G చెప్పారు...: "Yes! Just like Biden &co answered about Byrd."

Sorry, it doesn't work that way. Democrats expect that they'll not be held to the standards they demand of others.; 12-01-26 3:38 PM
boatbuilder చెప్పారు...: Once again--How does an investigation into possible perjury relating to overspending on renovation of the Fed HQ affect the independent decisionmaking of the Fed governors?

Unless, of course, the governors are not so "independent?"; 12-01-26 3:40 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: “Every living former Federal Reserve chief on Monday attacked the Department of Justice’s probe into central bank head Jay Powell, accusing the Trump administration of running the US like an emerging market.” ~ WSJ

What an absolute disgraceful statement, comparing the US to an Emerging Market! How dare they insult Emerging Markets in this manner! 😆; 12-01-26 3:46 PM
john mosby చెప్పారు...: boatbuilder: "How does an investigation into possible perjury relating to overspending on renovation of the Fed HQ affect the independent decisionmaking of the Fed governors?"

Well, if the FRB-philes' argument is that the Fed is about activities of far too great an import to be bothered by petty little prosecutions, perhaps they're right.

Hmm, what else could we extend that logic to? Perhaps GETTING ALL THE BIDEN ILLEGALS BACK OUT OF THE COUNTRY? Maybe that is an activity of so much weight to our national security that its practitioners, too, should not be distracted by accusations, investigations, and prosecutions?

The FRB-lovers may have something there....CC, JSM

(sorry for the all caps - I was trying to imitate the Church Lady); 12-01-26 3:54 PM
Ronald J. Ward చెప్పారు...: bagoh20 said...
“If someone wanted to investigate how I do my job, I'd say bring it, and when it shows that I do it well, I want that announced like you would if you found something bad. Why is Powell so upset, I'd even say panicked?”

That’s consistent with your usual turd polishing narrative reframing but let’s analyze above the rabbit hole.

Let’s assume this investigation team had already made these statements and accusations of you and your job performance;

“He’s got some real mental problems. There’s something wrong with him. I’ll be honest, I’d love to fire his ass. He should be fired. The guy is grossly incompetent."

”He has always been 'To Late,' except when it came to the Election period when he lowered in order to help Sleepy Joe Biden, later Kamala, get elected. How did that work out?”

Had called you a “numbskull”, “moron”, and said your “termination cannot come fast enough”?

I could go on and on but also consider if the one investigating you is a vindictive lying egomaniac hellbent on never losing.

No no no John Mosby, not like Biden. That narrative shift is so amateurish and beneath you.

Does or should ICE have absolute immunity? It’s a fair question considering Trump’s right hand man says they do. If they do, that blows a major hole in the right wing counter Gestapo arguments, dictator protecting, rule of law, and constitutional protections.

Talk about dishonesty and bad faith arguments, invoking Biden while polishing yet another Trump turd takes that to a new level.; 12-01-26 3:57 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: ఈ కామెంట్‌ను రచయిత తీసివేశారు.; 12-01-26 4:10 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: If he's clean, he can prove it, and make those people look like fools. I'd jump at the chance, now that I've been lied about.; 12-01-26 4:13 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: "If he hasn't done anything wrong, he's got nothing to worry about. Right?"

Yes, because it's an important public position that requires scrutiny, or is it above that? This is our money, not his.; 12-01-26 4:16 PM
Ronald J. Ward చెప్పారు...: You’re either playing dumb, are dumb, or sucking Trump butt Bagoh and disregarding reality. If one is perceived by Trump as an enemy or disloyal, guilt or innocence of a crime is irrelevant. That’s something even much of the MAGA crowd like about him; 12-01-26 4:24 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: "This is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets"

A polite way of saying that America is acting like a third world sh*thole…

At this point, Trump's brain may not be capable of grasping the
significance of these remarks by former Fed officials and economists.

Trump's brain might compartmentalize these remarks as a bunch of bureaucrats and economists speaking for themselves.

However, none of these bureaucrats and economists would have occupied positions of public trust if they were not also strongly supported by the kind of people that Trump has always desperately sought the approval of (i.e. the very rich). At a certain point these very individuals may need to stage an intervention.; 12-01-26 4:24 PM
Mason G చెప్పారు...: "Yes, because it's an important public position that requires scrutiny, or is it above that?"

"Above that"? Like Somali learing centers?; 12-01-26 4:29 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: https://x.com/jonatanpallesen/status/2010636764289945772; 12-01-26 4:32 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: You're right Ward. If Trump suspects foul play, then it should be ignore, no matter who it is, how important the job, or what evidence there is. Orange man bad after all, and that's all you need to know.; 12-01-26 4:38 PM
bagoh20 చెప్పారు...: " Like Somali learing centers?"

There is no fraud with Somali Learing Centers.
I know there isn't because Trump said there might be.; 12-01-26 4:41 PM
boatbuilder చెప్పారు...: The Fed is so independent and important as to be above investigation. The President of the United States, on the other hand...
And Kak wants "the very rich" to "stage an intervention." LOL. Because that's how the country is supposed to operate--not like some third world shithole. Oh wait...; 12-01-26 4:41 PM
Josephbleau చెప్పారు...: “Trump threatens to sideline Exxon from Venezuela’s oil: ‘They’re playing too cute’ ~ CNBC

Trump is banning them from investing in Venezuela because they do not want to invest there? Need to think that one through.”

Perhaps Kak does not know, but Exxon is the lead player in the Guyana offshore oil development Essequibo territorial area next to Venezuela which Maduro was threatening to take over. So if you are looking for someone to spend money in Venezuela it is not Exxon, they don’t want the competition to be successful over in Venezuela so it is likely that Exxon’s CEO is throwing shade to try to limit the us gulf coast refiners to his pocket. Trump was tired of a loudmouth who was not going to deal anyway.

Why not research a bit before blowing off Kak.; 12-01-26 5:48 PM
narciso చెప్పారు...: Auron MacIntyre on X: "Libs have officially moved from "Antifa isn't real, it's just an idea" to "of course Antifa is real and we should support their terrorism to stop Trump" https://t.co/gfKfW6YrT9" / X https://share.google/MlCqcnufLlZoB0ufZ; 12-01-26 5:51 PM
DINKY DAU 45 చెప్పారు...: No wager on tonight's Pitts/Texans GAME COMING ON SHORTLY . I cashed both WIN and OVER/UNDER on Chicago game and passing here waiting for a Race at Santa Anita I have been looking at after increasing my Bankroll(only used for wagering) as I handicap the play .If wagering I would take the Steelers with the 3 as the Underdog, based on STROUNDS stats in cold weather(Texas ain't cold)tonight game probably 26 wind chill and Rogers knows that deal.
I would also play the under(One Book at 38.5) , Again not usually a Sports game player I will enjoy watching the OLD MAN take it to the kid. Metcalf should get a lot of work tonight(thinking 45-55 yards combined. Robert B Lewis stakes in February(GR 3) next Derby Prep and still doping the race. Also still doping the amount of seats Democrats will take in Mid terms and at last call I was seeing 220-221 Dems and 213-214 Repubs. I have awhile to keep an eye on that before I send in my wager. My darling of 45 years, usually picks names, she so far likes SECURED FREEDOM (likes name in these days of ANARCHY) Still more entries to come and go before final posting. Distance shortened to a mile and 20-10-6-4-2 points awarded toward first Saturday in May event. Words of wisdom from TEXAS DOLLY Doyle Brunson "Poker is a hard way to make an easy living" to BE A SUCCESSFUL Gambler you must maintain a complete disregard of money. Having millions helps(when you lose millions); 12-01-26 6:17 PM
Kakistocracy చెప్పారు...: The attack on Powell and the Fed is largely seen as a blunder that won't succeed and may backfire, depending on how long the investigation lasts. The WSJ likened this to "King Henry II idly importuning some knights to rid him of Archbishop Thomas Becket, only to be surprised when they actually did it."

In this case, the investigation of Powell (rather than his murder) caused one or two members of the Senate Banking committee to block any Trump nominee to the Fed until the investigation is terminated. One Republican vote, along with all Democratic votes on the committee, is enough to block Fed nominations. And the temporary term of one Trump appointee ends January 31st. So, investigating Powell could lead to Trump having less influence over the Fed, not more.

Moreover, Powell's term as chair ends in May, but he can choose to stay on the rate-setting board of governors until 2028, denying Trump another vacancy to fill. Powell may well opt to stay on, if only to spite Trump.; 12-01-26 6:44 PM
Mike (MJB Wolf) చెప్పారు...: To resolve the mirror question raised in my 12:11 post I rewatched the video ICE shot while walking around the Honda SUV.

1. As the cop passes the driver video shows a clean intact side mirror. No dirt no hole.
2. Still photos (see KOMO News URL above) clearly show two bullet holes immediately after the event, one in the windshield and one in the mirror housing.

Looking forward to the official report to confirm the facts and I stand by my preliminary conclusion. Rude Fitzgerald never backed up his statement.; 13-01-26 5:30 AM
Achilles చెప్పారు...: Kakistocracy said...

The attack on Powell and the Fed is largely seen as a blunder that won't succeed and may backfire, depending on how long the investigation lasts.

Powell and the Fed are a criminal enterprise.

We just need to audit those books at the fed I think.; 13-01-26 8:03 AM
Jersey Fled చెప్పారు...: Latest alleged fraud in Minnesota. Somalis magically forget how to speak English so are assigned a government appointed interpreter when they go to the doctors office at $100 an hour and minimum of 8 hours.

These Somalis are well paid for their votes.; 13-01-26 8:20 AM

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